Handmade Copper Leaves

[squishy]

Rachael those are beautiful

May I suggest another outlet for them ?

Cloak pins
Seriously, I use an oak leaf brooch to fasten my birrus, and it's always commented on. I try very hard to find decent cloak pins but there's very little that's really special out there.
Your copper leaves might be absolutely spot on

like this

atb,
Mary

Thanks Mary Cloak pins are something I've been wanting to try for a while now, and Red suggested them too I've been looking online lately for pictures to try and get an idea of the sizes etc. that would be most useful to people. How big are the ones you use?

Rachael x

 

[squishy]

Fantastic work, really beautifull. Great idea above to use as clasp pins too.

Thank you

Red - I'm working on it

 

[Toddy]

Somewhere around 6 to 8 cms long seems to work well. Mind the cloaks get thrown back over the shoulders at times; if the pin is too long it just jabs the wearer in the throat

Quite often I put cloak chains on cloaks I make.........like officer's cloaks, and the kind the Queen wears, but they need a pair of pins and then the brooches aren't usually more than 3cms in diameter. That could look very good with a couple of copper ivy leaves

cheers,
M

 

[squishy]

Somewhere around 6 to 8 cms long seems to work well. Mind the cloaks get thrown back over the shoulders at times; if the pin is too long it just jabs the wearer in the throat

Quite often I put cloak chains on cloaks I make.........like officer's cloaks, and the kind the Queen wears, but they need a pair of pins and then the brooches aren't usually more than 3cms in diameter. That could look very good with a couple of copper ivy leaves

cheers,
M

I might have a go at one and send it to you to test for me if you wouldn't mind I saw a lovely pair of brooches with a chain on a cloak when I was looking for inspiration on google the other day.. can't find them anywhere now! I have plenty of chain so may have a go at them too

 

[Rod Paradise]

Loving these & the silver one you did. Have you thought of doing Rowan leaves?

 

[squishy]

Loving these & the silver one you did. Have you thought of doing Rowan leaves?

Thanks Rod No I'd not thought of rowan, it's something to try though

 

[Elines]

Those leaves are brilliant - what tools and equipment do you need to make them (a bit more than a bushcraft knife and a saw I suspect).

 

[Darkwoodecho]

They're just lovely, I'm constantly astounded at the talent around and the stuff people produce, I wouldn't even know where to start.
Top stuff

 

[squishy]

Those leaves are brilliant - what tools and equipment do you need to make them (a bit more than a bushcraft knife and a saw I suspect).

sheet metal, torch, snips and a hammer

 

[squishy]

They're just lovely, I'm constantly astounded at the talent around and the stuff people produce, I wouldn't even know where to start.
Top stuff

Thanks very much

 

[Elines]

sheet metal, torch, snips and a hammer

In that case I can't wait to see the tutorial !!!

I was expecting that they needed some specialist jewellery-making kit to make them

 

[squishy]

They're actually not that difficult to make. I was quite surprised at my first attempts, I thought they'd just end up looking like mangled pieces of metal I've just been working on a oak leaf that is turning out quite nicely. I'll post a pic up when it is finished.. I ran out of gas in my torch earlier so will have to wait for another day

 

[Rod Paradise]

In that case I can't wait to see the tutorial !!!

I was expecting that they needed some specialist jewellery-making kit to make them

Me too - would love to have a go at this.

 

[Elines]

Also ... when you do the tutorial could you also suggest where we might get the raw material (?copper sheet) from?

Thanks

 

[squishy]

Not forgotten about this! More copper arrived this morning so hopefully I will be able to take a few pics this week and get the tutorial up

Elines - I just get mine from ebay from whoever is cheapest Just search for copper sheet, anything upto about 0.7mm should be fine.

 

[Elines]

Not forgotten about this! More copper arrived this morning so hopefully I will be able to take a few pics this week and get the tutorial up

Elines - I just get mine from ebay from whoever is cheapest Just search for copper sheet, anything upto about 0.7mm should be fine.

Ok - thanks for that

 

[grey-array]

Superb stuff I love the look of those, especially with that cloak,
and boy would I fancy a tutorial ( voice in the back of the head , No Ruud stop it you have enough on your to do list)
Ah the hell with it ^^
Yours sincerely Ruud

 

[squishy]

Thanks Ruud I will try and get the tutorial done in the next few days